VERSUS 
BY: The New York Rangers
Team Notes:
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Special to Howlings
Whale/Wolf Pack Off Season News
As the Rangers seek to avoid elimination tonight against the Boston Bruins saw head coach John Tortorella scratched center Brad Richards who played just 8:10 in game three for the all important Game 4 tonight.
A possibility Whale (nee Wolf Pack) center Kris Newbury could be inserted into the lineup to provide some jump to the anemic Rangers offense.
Here is what has been happening in the AHL and in the hockey world. Continue reading
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Tagged AHL, American Hockey League, Connecticut, ConnecticutWhale, Providence Bruins, Springfield Falcon, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Wolf Pack
VERSUS 
BY: The New York Rangers
NEW YORK RANGERS vs. WASHINGTON CAPITALS
2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Game 3
Monday, May 6, 7:30 p.m.
Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
Rangers (Regular Season): 26-18-4 (56 pts), 6th in Eastern Conference
Capitals (Regular Season): 27-18-3 (57 pts), 3rd in Eastern Conference
TOMORROW’S GAME:
The Rangers will face-off against the Washington Capitals tomorrow at Madison Square Garden (7:30 p.m. — TV: MSG Network; Radio: ESPN 98.7), in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal matchup. The Blueshirts currently trail in the series, 2-0, following a 1-0 overtime loss in Game 2 on Saturday at Verizon Center. The Rangers enter the contest with a 208-228-8 record all-time in 444 playoff contests (116-88-2 at home; 92-140-6 on the road). New York has posted a36-42 record all-time in Game 3 of playoff series. Continue reading
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Special to Howlings
10 Whale Head to New York
As the New York Rangers get ready for Game One against the Washington Capitals, they received some help courtesy of their minor league affiliate in Connecticut as the Blueshirts summoned eleven players from the Whale.
Center Kris Newbury was recalled and played in the regular season finale. The initial recall was just going to be nine players but the team decided to expand that a little and the players will officially be the basis for the Black Aces practice squad.
The group of forwards includes, Brandon Segal, who will be a father-to-be any minute now. Segal, is joined by J.T. Miller, Christian Thomas, Brandon Mashinter, Michael Haley, and Ryan Bourque. Defenseman Dylan McIlrath, Stu Bickel are joined by goalies Cam Talbot and Jason Missiaen all there to watch. Continue reading
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Tagged AHL, Blake Parlett, Brandon Segal, Cameron Talbot, Connecticut, ConnecticutWhale, Dunkin Donuts Center, Dylan McIlrath, Edmonton Oil Kings, Jon DiSalvatore, NHL, Springfield Falcon
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Special to Howlings
Break-up day at the end of there regular season is a part of the hockey player experience. That’s the case in most places, but not in Hartford where the good-byes don’t usually come until the end of playoff hockey. But not this season.
For just the second time in franchise history there will be no post season to reflect upon. For the Whale, there’s just an excruciating, inexplicable six game slide at the end of the season that cost them a spot in the Calder Cup playoff dance.
The cloudy, chilly gray skies outside painted the scene well for what went on inside the XL Center. Continue reading
VERSUS 
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the CTWhale
Portland, ME, April 20, 2013 – Phil Lane scored a hat trick, and Andy Miele added a goal and two assists, Saturday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center, as the Portland Pirates defeated the Connecticut Whale, 5-1, in the Whale’s last game of the regular season.
The Whale (35-32-6-3, 79 pts.) finished the regular year 0-5-1-0 in their last six games, but remained mathematically alive for an Eastern Conference playoff spot, with the Norfolk Admirals losing 2-0 Saturday at Albany and the Hershey Bears dropping a 4-2 decision in Binghamton. For the Whale to grab the eighth-and-final playoff spot, they need Norfolk to lose in regulation in Providence Sunday and Manchester to win in regulation at Hershey. Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Miele, Cameron Talbot, Connecticut, ConnecticutWhale, Dylan McIlrath, Pirate, Portland, Portland Pirates, Whale
BY: Jason Chaimovitch, VP Communications AHL
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Brandon Davidson of the Oklahoma City Barons has been named the 2012-13 winner of the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award as the AHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey.
The award is voted on by coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league’s 30 cities. Continue reading
Mitch Beck was a standup comedian and radio personality for over 25 years. His passion for hockey started with Team USA in 1980 when they defeated the Soviets at Lake Placid. He is now self-employed and has been reporting on the New York Rangers, and exclusively on the Hartford Wolf Pack / Connecticut Whale since 2005.
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